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Water Management: From Scarcity to Sustainability

This editorial is based on “Drying up: What Urban India needs to fix its water problem” which was published in The Indian Express on...

11 Jun 2024 GS Paper - 1

Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS)

For Prelims:  Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS), Smart Cities, AMRUT Mission, Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban, HRIDAY, Pradhan Mantri Awas...

08 Jun 2024 GS Paper - 1

Ajrakh Craft and Bela Block Printing

Source: TH Recently, Ajrakh, a craft of resist-dyeing from Kutch, received a Geographical Indication (GI) tag, providing legal protection to arts...

08 Jun 2024 GS Paper - 1

Global Soil Partnership's 12th Plenary Assembly

Source: FAO The Global Soil Partnership (GSP), established in December 2012 to position soils on the Global Agenda and promote inclusive policies...

07 Jun 2024 GS Paper - 1

RBI’s Repatriation of Gold from UK to India

For Prelims: Forex and Gold reserve with RBI, Bank of International Settlements (BIS), IMF. For Mains: India’s forex reserve and the role of...

07 Jun 2024 GS Paper - 1

Earth Habitable 4 Billion Years Ago

Source: DTE Why in News? Recently, analyses of ancient rocks and minerals revealed that Earth may have had the necessary conditions to support life...

07 Jun 2024 GS Paper - 1

Special Marriage Act, 1954

For Prelims: Special Marriage Act 1954, Inheritance rights, Muslim Marriage Act, 1954, Hindu Marriage Act 1955 For Mains: Basic Provisions of...

06 Jun 2024 GS Paper - 1

Tonga Volcano Impacting Weather

For Prelims: Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha'apai, Pinatubo, Krakatoa, Tambora, Samalas, Greenhouse Gases, El - Nino, Paris Agreement, IPCC, Cooling credits,...

05 Jun 2024 GS Paper - 1

AMRUT (Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation) Scheme

For Prelims: AMRUT, Pey Jal Survekshan, Technology Sub-Mission for Water, National Water Policy, National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), River...

04 Jun 2024 GS Paper - 1

Kanyakumari’s Vivekananda Rock

Source: IE Why in News? Recently, the Prime Minister announced his plan to visit and meditate at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in Kanyakumari,...

04 Jun 2024 GS Paper - 1

Carnian Pluvial Episode

Source:TH The Carnian Pluvial Episode (CPE) was a period of extended and intense rainfall that occurred in the late Triassic Period (approx. 230...

03 Jun 2024 GS Paper - 1

Lost Nile Branch Key to Pyramid Construction

Source: TH Why in News? Recently, a study discovered an ancient Nile river branch that helped transport workers and materials to Egypt's pyramids,...

03 Jun 2024 GS Paper - 1

Cyclone Triggered Landslides in Northeast India

For Prelims: Landslides, Cyclone Remal, National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Northeast region, Earthquakes, Landslide Atlas For Mains:...

01 Jun 2024 GS Paper - 1

Advancement of the Southwest Monsoon in India

Source: TH The Southwest Monsoon has set in over Kerala and advanced into most parts of Northeast India, indicating the onset and progress of the...

01 Jun 2024 GS Paper - 1

India to Import Wheat After 6 years

For Prelims: Food inflation, Wheat, Food Crops, Buffers Stocks, Minimum Support Prices. For Mains: Effects of Weather in Food Production,...

01 Jun 2024 GS Paper - 1

Combating the Desertification Demon

This editorial is based on “A quarter of India’s land is undergoing desertification. Stop this. Trees defend against soaring...

31 May 2024 GS Paper - 1

Menstrual Hygiene in Indian Prisons

For Prelims: World Menstrual Hygiene Day, National Family Health Survey, National Crime Records Bureau, World Bank, Menstrual Hygiene Scheme For...

30 May 2024 GS Paper - 1

Fire Safety in India

For Prelims: National Building Code (NBC), Bureau of Indian Standards, National Disaster Management Authority. For Mains: Current Provision...

30 May 2024 GS Paper - 1

Political and Economic Reforms in 1991

For Prelims: T. N. Seshan Electoral Reforms, Model Code of Conduct, Electors Photo Identity Card, Election Commission, Liberation Tigers of Tamil...

28 May 2024 GS Paper - 1

Wooden Artifacts of Stone Age

Source: IE Why in News? Recently, research has challenged the traditional view of the Stone Age, suggesting it might be more aptly described as the...

28 May 2024 GS Paper - 1